Fertility & birth rates in Pakistan and Uruguay

Fertility rate in Pakistan vs Uruguay chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Pakistan was 3.61 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.41 in Uruguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Pakistan vs Uruguay population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Pakistan	Uruguay
1960	6.8	2.83
1961	6.8	2.85
1962	6.8	2.87
1963	6.8	2.88
1964	6.8	2.86
1965	6.8	2.84
1966	6.8	2.82
1967	6.8	2.78
1968	6.8	2.77
1969	6.8	2.77
1970	6.8	2.77
1971	6.8	2.77
1972	6.81	2.78
1973	6.81	2.86
1974	6.81	2.96
1975	6.81	3.02
1976	6.81	3.01
1977	6.8	2.9
1978	6.78	2.83
1979	6.76	2.71
1980	6.73	2.59
1981	6.7	2.53
1982	6.67	2.51
1983	6.64	2.49
1984	6.62	2.47
1985	6.59	2.47
1986	6.55	2.47
1987	6.52	2.49
1988	6.48	2.5
1989	6.43	2.5
1990	6.36	2.48
1991	6.29	2.45
1992	6.21	2.43
1993	6.11	2.41
1994	6.01	2.42
1995	5.89	2.4
1996	5.77	2.36
1997	5.64	2.33
1998	5.51	2.27
1999	5.46	2.25
2000	5.35	2.2
2001	5.18	2.16
2002	5.01	2.16
2003	4.89	2.12
2004	4.68	2.09
2005	4.6	2.1
2006	4.59	2.07
2007	4.55	2.05
2008	4.51	2.03
2009	4.47	2.02
2010	4.4	2.01
2011	4.31	1.99
2012	4.2	2.01
2013	4.13	2.03
2014	4.06	2.03
2015	3.99	2.04
2016	3.9	1.97
2017	3.9	1.82
2018	3.86	1.68
2019	3.81	1.57
2020	3.77	1.5
2021	3.72	1.45
2022	3.66	1.43
2023	3.61	1.41
2024	3.55	1.4
2025	3.5	1.39
2026	3.44	1.38
2027	3.39	1.38
2028	3.34	1.38
2029	3.3	1.38
2030	3.25	1.38
2031	3.21	1.39
2032	3.16	1.39
2033	3.12	1.39
2034	3.08	1.39
2035	3.04	1.4
2036	3.01	1.4
2037	2.97	1.4
2038	2.94	1.4
2039	2.9	1.41
2040	2.87	1.41
2041	2.83	1.41
2042	2.8	1.42
2043	2.77	1.42
2044	2.74	1.42
2045	2.71	1.42
2046	2.69	1.42
2047	2.66	1.43
2048	2.63	1.43
2049	2.61	1.43
2050	2.58	1.44

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Pakistan	Uruguay
1960	41.3%	27.6%
1961	41.4%	27.6%
1962	41.6%	27.7%
1963	41.8%	27.8%
1964	42.2%	27.9%
1965	42.7%	27.9%
1966	43%	28%
1967	43.3%	28%
1968	43.5%	27.9%
1969	43.7%	27.8%
1970	43.9%	27.8%
1971	44%	27.7%
1972	44.1%	27.5%
1973	44.1%	27.4%
1974	44.1%	27.4%
1975	44.1%	27.4%
1976	44%	27.4%
1977	43.9%	27.3%
1978	43.8%	27.3%
1979	43.7%	27.2%
1980	43.3%	27%
1981	43.1%	26.9%
1982	43%	26.7%
1983	43.1%	26.6%
1984	43.3%	26.5%
1985	43.5%	26.4%
1986	43.6%	26.2%
1987	43.7%	26.1%
1988	43.8%	26%
1989	44%	25.8%
1990	44.1%	25.6%
1991	44.1%	25.3%
1992	44.3%	25.1%
1993	44.5%	24.9%
1994	44.5%	24.7%
1995	44.5%	24.7%
1996	44.3%	24.6%
1997	44.1%	24.6%
1998	43.9%	24.5%
1999	43.6%	24.5%
2000	43.3%	24.4%
2001	42.9%	24.2%
2002	42.6%	24.1%
2003	42.3%	23.9%
2004	41.8%	23.7%
2005	41.3%	23.5%
2006	40.9%	23.3%
2007	40.4%	23.1%
2008	40%	22.8%
2009	39.6%	22.6%
2010	39.3%	22.3%
2011	39.1%	22%
2012	39%	21.7%
2013	38.9%	21.5%
2014	38.9%	21.3%
2015	38.8%	21.1%
2016	38.6%	21%
2017	38.5%	20.8%
2018	38.3%	20.5%
2019	38.1%	20.2%
2020	37.9%	19.8%
2021	37.6%	19.4%
2022	37.3%	19.1%
2023	37%	18.7%
2024	36.7%	18.3%
2025	36.2%	17.9%
2026	35.8%	17.5%
2027	35.3%	17.1%
2028	34.9%	16.7%
2029	34.5%	16.3%
2030	34.2%	15.8%
2031	33.8%	15.4%
2032	33.5%	15.1%
2033	33.3%	14.8%
2034	33%	14.7%
2035	32.7%	14.6%
2036	32.5%	14.5%
2037	32.2%	14.5%
2038	32%	14.4%
2039	31.7%	14.4%
2040	31.5%	14.3%
2041	31.3%	14.3%
2042	31%	14.3%
2043	30.8%	14.2%
2044	30.5%	14.1%
2045	30.3%	14.1%
2046	30%	14%
2047	29.7%	13.9%
2048	29.5%	13.8%
2049	29.2%	13.7%
2050	28.9%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.7% of the population in Pakistan and 18.3% in Uruguay in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Pakistan and Uruguay compared.

Natural population change in Pakistan vs Uruguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.23% in Pakistan and +0.19% in Uruguay. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Pakistan	Uruguay
1960	1,217,147	30,438
1961	1,273,772	30,975
1962	1,328,675	31,441
1963	1,384,934	31,824
1964	1,447,394	31,340
1965	1,496,050	30,807
1966	1,566,343	30,293
1967	1,626,737	29,514
1968	1,683,296	29,103
1969	1,733,601	28,805
1970	1,793,570	28,737
1971	1,695,374	28,584
1972	1,912,774	28,896
1973	1,971,909	30,213
1974	2,028,061	32,221
1975	2,099,811	33,393
1976	2,171,812	33,199
1977	2,257,849	31,321
1978	2,356,601	30,076
1979	2,461,311	27,456
1980	2,598,421	25,451
1981	2,790,454	24,968
1982	2,934,689	25,224
1983	3,052,738	24,146
1984	3,145,772	23,684
1985	3,233,315	23,988
1986	3,341,643	24,505
1987	3,448,813	24,469
1988	3,554,755	25,071
1989	3,648,132	25,322
1990	3,731,730	25,699
1991	3,822,363	25,422
1992	3,888,637	24,847
1993	3,915,776	24,212
1994	3,956,699	24,637
1995	3,977,175	24,872
1996	4,021,758	24,635
1997	4,043,912	23,737
1998	4,104,824	22,114
1999	4,228,026	21,844
2000	4,281,169	21,060
2001	4,304,297	20,729
2002	4,307,607	20,073
2003	4,340,688	18,628
2004	4,294,654	18,067
2005	4,294,393	18,926
2006	4,538,426	17,783
2007	4,690,187	17,422
2008	4,885,855	16,838
2009	5,028,132	16,947
2010	5,147,142	16,231
2011	5,189,412	14,934
2012	5,191,263	15,520
2013	5,176,590	16,318
2014	5,148,994	16,238
2015	5,113,507	16,194
2016	5,044,922	14,008
2017	5,090,200	10,907
2018	5,103,858	7,322
2019	5,127,011	3,873
2020	5,011,177	4,048
2021	5,065,913	-5,621
2022	5,268,077	-2,964
2023	5,281,745	298

Maternal mortality chart: Pakistan vs Uruguay

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 155 deaths per 100,000 live births in Pakistan, compared to 15 deaths in Uruguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Pakistan	Uruguay
1985	432	41
1986	436	41
1987	442	41
1988	441	39
1989	439	36
1990	434	35
1991	443	33
1992	459	33
1993	473	31
1994	479	30
1995	485	29
1996	482	28
1997	476	27
1998	456	25
1999	438	24
2000	419	23
2001	400	24
2002	380	23
2003	358	23
2004	333	21
2005	316	20
2006	284	20
2007	265	19
2008	254	19
2009	246	18
2010	240	17
2011	234	17
2012	227	16
2013	220	16
2014	211	16
2015	202	16
2016	193	16
2017	184	16
2018	178	16
2019	173	16
2020	178	20
2021	193	49
2022	160	20
2023	155	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.85% in Pakistan and 0.67% in Uruguay. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Pakistan	Uruguay
1960	25%	6.33%
1961	24.1%	6.21%
1962	23.3%	6.06%
1963	22.5%	5.93%
1964	21.8%	5.83%
1965	21.2%	5.77%
1966	20.6%	5.74%
1967	20.2%	5.7%
1968	19.7%	5.64%
1969	19.4%	5.53%
1970	19%	5.4%
1971	18.7%	5.33%
1972	18.4%	5.34%
1973	18.1%	5.39%
1974	17.8%	5.46%
1975	17.6%	5.49%
1976	17.4%	5.41%
1977	17.1%	5.18%
1978	16.9%	4.83%
1979	16.7%	4.41%
1980	16.5%	3.98%
1981	16.3%	3.6%
1982	16.1%	3.31%
1983	15.8%	3.1%
1984	15.6%	2.95%
1985	15.3%	2.84%
1986	15%	2.74%
1987	14.8%	2.62%
1988	14.5%	2.51%
1989	14.2%	2.42%
1990	14%	2.37%
1991	13.7%	2.32%
1992	13.4%	2.29%
1993	13.1%	2.25%
1994	12.8%	2.19%
1995	12.5%	2.12%
1996	12.1%	2.03%
1997	11.8%	1.93%
1998	11.5%	1.84%
1999	11.1%	1.76%
2000	10.8%	1.7%
2001	10.5%	1.66%
2002	10.3%	1.62%
2003	10.1%	1.58%
2004	9.85%	1.52%
2005	9.65%	1.44%
2006	9.47%	1.35%
2007	9.29%	1.27%
2008	9.1%	1.19%
2009	8.91%	1.13%
2010	8.71%	1.08%
2011	8.49%	1.04%
2012	8.27%	1%
2013	8.04%	0.97%
2014	7.8%	0.93%
2015	7.56%	0.89%
2016	7.33%	0.85%
2017	7.1%	0.81%
2018	6.88%	0.77%
2019	6.67%	0.74%
2020	6.46%	0.71%
2021	6.25%	0.7%
2022	6.05%	0.68%
2023	5.85%	0.67%